Switzerland in pole position in ESA’s new missionMedia releases, information for representatives of the media Media Relations (E) PLATO, the largest European exoplanet research mission, was adopted on 20 June 2017 by the European Space Agency at the ESA Scientific Programs Committee meeting. The Universities of Bern and Geneva are heavily involved in this mission, which should enable astronomers to discover and characterize planets the size of the Earth and the "super 'Earths" that orbit around solar type stars in their habitable zone.

The race to trace TRAPPIST-1hMedia releases, information for representatives of the media Media Relations (E) After 60 hours of non-stop work, researchers at the University of Bern being part of an international team reached their hoped-for goal: They were the first to measure the orbital period for the outermost planet of the famous TRAPPIST-1 system which made headlines worldwide.

Careers/Employment - Media

01.03.2017

Globi at ETHETH Zurich received a visit from one of Switzerland's most famous comic book heroes this morning. While his latest book was presented to media professionals and members of the book trade, Globi entertained a group of around 30 children who had received an exclusive invitation to the event.

Media - History/Archeology

03.02.2017

Can conflict be predicted?Modern data science techniques can also be useful in conflict research. However suggests that certain expectations regarding the predictability of armed conflict are unrealistic. ETH News caught up with him for a chat. ETH News: Mr Cederman, your research deals with violent conflict, as well as the ability to predict it.

Religions - Media

02.02.2017

New Vice-Rector ElectedMedia releases, information for representatives of the media Media Relations (E) The State Council of the Canton of Bern has elected a new Vice-Rector to the Executive Board of the University.

Evaluation of scientific rigor in animal researchMedia releases, information for representatives of the media Media Relations (E) In the course of the ‘reproducibility crisis' in biomedical research, scientific rigor in animal reserach, and thus the ethical justification of animal experiments, has also been questioned. Commissioned by the Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office (FSVO), researchers from the University of Bern have assessed scientific rigor in animal experimentation in Switzerland.

Rosetta’s momentous endRosetta's mission is over: After the last signal at 13:20, the spacecraft was crash-landed on comet Churyumov-Gerasimenko, with the ROSINA instrument from Bern taking measurements right until the very end.

Social Sciences - Media

25.07.2016

Trolls often waive their anonymity onlineFrom politicians and celebrities, companies and organizations to individuals of certain nationalities and the socially disadvantaged, the list of parties affected by hate speech in social media is long.

Astronomy - Media

30.03.2016

3000 drawings for CHEOPS space mission on the WebMedia releases, information for representatives of the media Media Relations (E) Children in Switzerland and all over Europe made thousands of imaginative drawings of stars, planets, rockets, satellites, and aliens.

Environment/Sustainable Development - Media

20.01.2016

Timely action needed to meet climate targetsMedia releases, information for representatives of the media Media Relations (E) The Paris Agreement of the UN climate change conference is deemed a historic step for climate protection, but its success depends on rapid implementations.

Media

02.01.2012

New TMM SubmissionInteractive Multiview System with Low Complexity Decoder, submitted to IEEE Transactions on Multimedia Interactive multiview video system with non-complex navigation at the decoder Thomas Maugey and